Hello, Guest!
  • Thursday, April 18, 2024

SpaceX Wins Potential $97M GPS III Satellite Launch Service Contract


SpaceX has won a potential two-year, $96.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to help the service branch send a GPS III satellite into orbit.

The Defense Department said Tuesday that SpaceX will conduct satellite launch vehicle production, launch operations, mission integration, mission and spaceflight worthiness efforts under the firm-fixed-price contract.

DoD noted two offers were submitted to the Space and Missile Systems Center for the contract and the full obligated amount at the time of award is from the Air Force’s fiscal 2016 space procurement funds.

The company will perform work in California, Florida and Texas through April 30, 2019.

SpaceX also secured a two-year, $82.7 million contract from the Air Force in April 2016 to develop a rocket and provide launch support services for a similar satellite.

The Pentagon certified the company’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle in 2015 to support military satellite missions.

Video of the Day

Related Articles

Firefly Aerospace to Compete for Launch Service Missions Under $700M NRO Contract News-comment

Firefly Aerospace to Compete for Launch Service Missions Under $700M NRO Contract

Firefly Aerospace has been qualified to compete for task orders under a potential 10-year, $700 million contract to provide its Alpha rocket to launch small satellites for the National Reconnaissance Office. The company will serve as a launch service provider under the Streamlined Launch Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract to deploy NRO satellites to low Earth orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Air Force Posts RFI for Payload Processing Facility Acquisition & Procurement

Air Force Posts RFI for Payload Processing Facility

The U.S. Air Force is seeking industry input for the establishment of a payload processing facility to enable flexible fueling and payload integration on launch vehicles within schedule. According to a request for information notice posted on SAM.gov, there is a requirement for responsive payload processing, integration and fueling, and the new capability is expected

Firefly Aerospace Strengthens On-Orbit Services With Spaceflight Acquisition; Bill Weber Quoted M&A Activity

Firefly Aerospace Strengthens On-Orbit Services With Spaceflight Acquisition; Bill Weber Quoted

Firefly Aerospace, an AE Industrial Partners portfolio company, has acquired Spaceflight for an undisclosed sum to further strengthen its portfolio of on-orbit hosting and servicing, responsive launch and in-space mobility, lunar delivery operations and other space transportation services. Spaceflight has supported the fielding of more than 460 payloads into space and provides orbital vehicles that